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Tag: documentary

My Eight-Year Odyssey Trying to Get The Greatest Beer Run Ever Made

Film
By Andrew Muscato | September 29, 2022
By Andrew Muscato | September 29, 2022

My Eight-Year Odyssey Trying to Get The Greatest Beer Run Ever Made

Producer Andrew Muscato on the perseverance and patience it took to bring the remarkable story of Chickie Donohue to the big screen.

Stories of What’s Left Behind: On Making They Won’t Call It Murder

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By Ingrid Raphaël and Melissa Gira Grant | September 15, 2022
By Ingrid Raphaël and Melissa Gira Grant | September 15, 2022

Stories of What’s Left Behind: On Making They Won’t Call It Murder

The directors of the new Field of Vision short documentary share their experiences chronicling the human impact of police killings in Columbus, Ohio.

The Film As It Makes Itself

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By Juan Pablo González | September 9, 2022
By Juan Pablo González | September 9, 2022

The Film As It Makes Itself

Filmmaker Juan Pablo González on the unconventional and organic way he made his debut feature, Dos estaciones, in his hometown.

Revisited: How the World Became Wellesian

Film
By Mark Cousins | September 6, 2022
By Mark Cousins | September 6, 2022

Revisited: How the World Became Wellesian

Mark Cousins, whose new film March on Rome just premiered at the Venice Film Festival, on how Orson Welles was a man ahead of his time.

The Art of the Finish

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By Rennik Soholt | August 29, 2022
By Rennik Soholt | August 29, 2022

The Art of the Finish

On the 17th anniversary of the disaster, the director of Hurricane Katrina doc Forced Change details his epic path to completing his film.

Why Media Representation Alone Will Never Make You Feel Accepted

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By Dan Chen | June 30, 2022
By Dan Chen | June 30, 2022

Why Media Representation Alone Will Never Make You Feel Accepted

Filmmaker Dan Chen on the experience of making his debut documentary Accepted, and some of the lessons he learned along the way.

Being BeBe: No Acting Please

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By Emily Branham | June 15, 2022
By Emily Branham | June 15, 2022

Being BeBe: No Acting Please

Emily Branham on the intense acting class that she and her subject, Ru Paul's Drag Race winner BeBe Benet, took while making her new movie.

The Music of Collaboration

Film
By James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte | June 3, 2022
By James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte | June 3, 2022

The Music of Collaboration

The men behind McMillion$ and the new Apple TV+ true-crime docuseries The Big Conn on how being in rock bands shaped them as filmmakers.

Film: To Imagine What is Possible

Film
By Gilda Sheppard | June 2, 2022
By Gilda Sheppard | June 2, 2022

Film: To Imagine What is Possible

Since I Been Down director Gilda Sheppard on the way that creative imagination has shaped her distinctive approach to filmmaking.

Like Songs Floating in the Air

Film
By Robert Machoian | May 26, 2022
By Robert Machoian | May 26, 2022

Like Songs Floating in the Air

Director Robert Machoian reveals the backstory to his documentary Notes From a Quiet Town, made as a companion piece to the Killers' new album.

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